China's ethnic law builds on policies initiated many years ago concerning language, marriages, education and loyalty to the state. We explain what it sets out to do.

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China has introduced a new law promoting what it calls “ethnic unity,” a move that has immediately drawn international attention and concern. Approved by the ...

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The new law would allow the communist government to legally pursue sinicisation, the systemic process of aligning religious ...

China's new ethnic minority law emphasizes Mandarin use and promotes national unity, raising concerns over minority identity erosion.

STORY: China passed an ethnic unity law on Thursday - a move critics say will further erode the identity of minority Chinese and could put anyone with divergent historical views at risk of ...

The rule codifies the elevation of Mandarin Chinese in education, and bars outside interference in ethnic affairs Read more at The Business Times.

In Bangladesh, power has rarely been exercised without a story attached to it. Governments have not governed only through policies and institutions, but through narratives that explain who they are, ...

Now a new law set to be rubber-stamped through the country's annual parliamentary session later this week will solidify, expand and even speed up this process, further threatening the rights of ...